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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #47 on: 31 December 2005, 12:51 »
Liquid war OWNS!!!

That is the best game ever!
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #48 on: 5 January 2006, 13:54 »
Got my 9600 today.
This driver hasn't crashed once with it, so that's pretty nice.
Getting ~1200 FPS in glxgears. That's not great but it'll do me alright.

UPDATE: bzflag runs brilliantly, only problem now is my internet connection for playing online (satellite broadband -> high ping)... Still, works great over the local network. PPracer, foobilliard and neverball (excellent game) run great too.
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #49 on: 9 January 2006, 23:59 »
I myself am a game developer, so my opinion may count more...

I plan to release my game in stages:
First 6 months, it will be 40 bucks under a proprietary license
Next 6 months, it will be 20 bucks under same license
Next 6 months, it will be released under the GPL (still 20 bucks for a cd, and old copies aren't changed to GPL)
Next 6 months, BSD-style license.

New version every 12 months

Release under Winshit, GNU/Linux, *BSD, Mac and every console I can find has the power.

Wait for it. It will be big.
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #50 on: 10 January 2006, 00:23 »
Are you serious?

Why are you planning to keep changing the licence?

I'm more interested in the game, what sort of game is this?
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #51 on: 10 January 2006, 05:02 »
Quote from: _kill__bill
I myself am a game developer, so my opinion may count more...

I plan to release my game in stages:
First 6 months, it will be 40 bucks under a proprietary license
Next 6 months, it will be 20 bucks under same license
Next 6 months, it will be released under the GPL (still 20 bucks for a cd, and old copies aren't changed to GPL)
Next 6 months, BSD-style license.

New version every 12 months

Release under Winshit, GNU/Linux, *BSD, Mac and every console I can find has the power.

Wait for it. It will be big.

... uhhhhhh ... I think I'll stick with the standard $49.99 all-in-one-box-and-under-one-license games

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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #52 on: 10 January 2006, 11:42 »
My guess is _kill__bill is full of shit, _kill__bill I encourage you to return, go on prove me wrong.
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #53 on: 10 January 2006, 14:37 »
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My guess is _kill__bill is full of shit, _kill__bill I encourage you to return, go on prove me wrong.
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #54 on: 10 January 2006, 19:46 »
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... uhhhhhh ... I think I'll stick with the standard $49.99 all-in-one-box-and-under-one-license games

same... and it won't be big unless you work for a major company like Atari, Sierra, EA games, etc. :p

oh, and good luck getting it ported to everything - that process can be harder than making the game itself. :thumbup:

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When did you become a telepath?

He didn't. it's common sense that companies who change their licenses usually are full of shit. :D

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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #55 on: 31 January 2006, 16:15 »
X-Moto, brilliant game.
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #56 on: 1 February 2006, 00:36 »
Yeah, it's pretty cool ... I installed it yesterday ... only bad part is some of the levels are impossible.

I found it on http://www.happypenguin.org/

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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #57 on: 1 February 2006, 15:37 »
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Originally Posted by _kill__bill

I myself am a game developer, so my opinion may count more...

I plan to release my game in stages:
First 6 months, it will be 40 bucks under a proprietary license
Next 6 months, it will be 20 bucks under same license
Next 6 months, it will be released under the GPL (still 20 bucks for a cd, and old copies aren't changed to GPL)
Next 6 months, BSD-style license.

New version every 12 months

Release under Winshit, GNU/Linux, *BSD, Mac and every console I can find has the power.

Wait for it. It will be big.




... uhhhhhh ... I think I'll stick with the standard $49.99 all-in-one-box-and-under-one-license games


It makes sense to me:
The only ones who have to pay a ton are those who want it immediately. You can then get it cheaper, then free (both as in freedom and cost).
It's essentially the same as the Quake/Doom software, except announcing it ahead of time.

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same... and it won't be big unless you work for a major company like Atari, Sierra, EA games, etc.

oh, and good luck getting it ported to everything - that process can be harder than making the game itself.


I'll do my best to make it big, and that will take time. Expect it in 5-10 years. And yes, the porting is hell on earth. The XML-based engine will be awesome, though. No more details other than that it will be a first-person sci-fi shooter.

Note: If I end up completely forgetting about the project and/or get transferred to another division, it won't appear.
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #58 on: 1 February 2006, 15:50 »
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It's essentially the same as the Quake/Doom software, except announcing it ahead of time.

Doom and Quake aren't totally free, only the source code is, the rest (graphic artwork and sound) is under a more restricted license.
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Re: Where are the Good Open Source Games?
« Reply #59 on: 12 February 2006, 00:30 »
Neverball and Wesnoth are cool.